salutation
Syllables: sal·u·ta·tion/ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən/
salutation noun: a greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
Noun
salutation (countable and uncountable, plural salutations)
- A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
- A conventional greeting that begins a letter, such as "Dear Sir".
- The act of greeting.
- Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a.
Received with gladneſs, admitted willingly, grateful[…]
Welcome, we²l'ku²m. interj.
A form of ſalutation uſed to a new comer.1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 550
- Welcome, we²l'ku²m. a.
- Quickening; excitement.
salutation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
salutation in Hindi
- salutation, greeting
- सलाम salām
- a salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye
- नमस्कार namaskār
- salutation
- दुआ duā
salutation in Tamil
- வணக்க வாழ்த்து, வணக்கவுரை
salutation in Marathi
- salutation, salute
- सलाम salām
- a salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye; namaskar
- नमस्कार namaskār
- a salutation; a greeting used amongst Hindus for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye
- रामराम rāmrām
salutation in Urdu
- salutation
- آشیرواد āśīrvād
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- salutation in Bengali
- নমস্কার nomoskar, সালাম salam, আদাব adab
- salutation in Telugu
- నమస్కారము namaskāramu, కైమోడ్పు kaimōḍpu, నమస్కృతి namaskr̥ti, జోహారు jōhāru
- salutation in Malayalam
- അഭിവാദനം, അഭിവാദ്യം, അഭിവാദം, നമസ്കാരം
- salutation in Kannada
- ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ namaskāra
- salutation in Punjabi
- سلام salām, ਸਲਾਮ salām
- salutation in Gujarati
- નમસ્તે namaste, નમસ્કાર namaskār, જુહાર juhār
- salutation in Sanskrit
- स्वागम svāgama
- salutation in Tagalog
- titulo, pamagat, pagbati, pagsaludo
Forms of salutation
| plural | salutations |
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Origin of salutation
From Middle English salutacioun, from Old French salutacion, from Latin salutatio (“a greeting, a wishing health to”), from saluto (“wish one’s health, greet”), from salus (“well-being”). Compare the Latin greeting salve (literally “be well”).
Words formed from salutation
Phrases with salutation
Words that rhyme with salutation
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Questions about salutation
- What does salutation mean?
- Salutation means a greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
- What is salutation in Hindi?
- Salutation in Hindi is सलाम (salām), नमस्कार (namaskār), दुआ (duā). See Salutation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is salutation?
- Salutation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce salutation?
- Salutation is pronounced /ˌsæljuˈteɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of salutation?
- The plural of salutation is salutations.
Words near salutation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: salutation (page history and authors); दुआ (Hindi) (page history and authors); salutation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); नमस्कार (Marathi) (page history and authors); آشیرواد (Urdu) (page history and authors); আদাব (Bengali) (page history and authors); కైమోడ్పు (Telugu) (page history and authors); salutation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ (Kannada) (page history and authors); سلام (Punjabi) (page history and authors); જુહાર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); स्वागम (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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